Family, Dependence, and the Origins of the Welfare State: Britain and France, 1914â1945
Family, Dependence, and the Origins of the Welfare State: Britain and France, 1914â1945
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"The strength of Susan Pedersen's outstanding book is that she extends and deepens the analysis of the emergence of the British welfare state, the gendering of the state, and the methodology of comparative history, in a way which has implications beyond the precise topic of the emergence of family allowances for the nature of the British state and the social history of the family. This is a book that any historian of modern Britain should read....It can only be hoped that others will now emulate Pedersen's outstanding example." M.J. Daunton, Albion"Perdersen's book makes an excellent contribution to the history of the welfare state. With its carefully nuanced manner of posing questions and framing results, it will serve to encourage investigations of the welfare state and of political processes generally with respect to their ties to the relation between the sexes. For, in the end, Perdersen's analysis proves in an impressive way how gender history corrects, tranforms, and enriches our understanding of 'general history.'" Journal of Modern History"This book is an excellent example of...integrative historical analysis. Perderson has tackled a complicated, complex, mess of relations--social, cultural, ideological, political--in such a way than any boundaries between them are seen to be largely imposed for the purposes of analysis by those of us looking backward." Labour"Pedersen's work is thorough and persuasive." Times Literary Supplement"...must reading for those interested in comparative welfare state developments, comparative developments in the field of gender and social policy, and most importantly, in comparative family policy...[a] fascinating and well documented study..." Sheila B. Kamerman"...this book will long stand as the definitive account of social politics in the two countries during the crucial formative years of their welfare states." Sonya Michel, Contemporary Sociology"The book attempts to establish a broad logic of interest behind the welfare state based on an extensive range of archival materials." Social Services and Human Resources"Susan Pedersen's ambitious book illustrates the promise of work that is simultaneously historical and comparative....makes a significant contribution to analyses of the welfare state--all studies of the welfare state, not just feminist ones--by demonstrating the centrality of gender relations and families to explanations of social policy outcomes and by presenting an analysis that fully integrates gender and families with class and markets and states....I cannot but give this work my strongest endorsement. Sociologists and others working on the welfare state, family, politics, the economy, and gender all will gain from it. I hope this excellent work will inspire others to undertake historical and comparative analyses of comparable scope and depth." Ann Orloff, American Journal of Sociology"This exhaustively researched and carefully organized study would be of use to scholars and to upper-level students of history. There is an impressive exploration of primary sources, namely archival documents. Family, Dependence, and the Origins of the Welfare State is a significant contribution to welfare-state in its explanation of how two European systems developed." Jill Miller, European Studies JournalDescription
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Overview
"The strength of Susan Pedersen's outstanding book is that she extends and deepens the analysis of the emergence of the British welfare state, the gendering of the state, and the methodology of comparative history, in a way which has implications beyond the precise topic of the emergence of family allowances for the nature of the British state and the social history of the family. This is a book that any historian of modern Britain should read....It can only be hoped that others will now emulate Pedersen's outstanding example." M.J. Daunton, Albion"Perdersen's book makes an excellent contribution to the history of the welfare state. With its carefully nuanced manner of posing questions and framing results, it will serve to encourage investigations of the welfare state and of political processes generally with respect to their ties to the relation between the sexes. For, in the end, Perdersen's analysis proves in an impressive way how gender history corrects, tranforms, and enriches our understanding of 'general history.'" Journal of Modern History"This book is an excellent example of...integrative historical analysis. Perderson has tackled a complicated, complex, mess of relations--social, cultural, ideological, political--in such a way than any boundaries between them are seen to be largely imposed for the purposes of analysis by those of us looking backward." Labour"Pedersen's work is thorough and persuasive." Times Literary Supplement"...must reading for those interested in comparative welfare state developments, comparative developments in the field of gender and social policy, and most importantly, in comparative family policy...[a] fascinating and well documented study..." Sheila B. Kamerman"...this book will long stand as the definitive account of social politics in the two countries during the crucial formative years of their welfare states." Sonya Michel, Contemporary Sociology"The book attempts to establish a broad logic of interest behind the welfare state based on an extensive range of archival materials." Social Services and Human Resources"Susan Pedersen's ambitious book illustrates the promise of work that is simultaneously historical and comparative....makes a significant contribution to analyses of the welfare state--all studies of the welfare state, not just feminist ones--by demonstrating the centrality of gender relations and families to explanations of social policy outcomes and by presenting an analysis that fully integrates gender and families with class and markets and states....I cannot but give this work my strongest endorsement. Sociologists and others working on the welfare state, family, politics, the economy, and gender all will gain from it. I hope this excellent work will inspire others to undertake historical and comparative analyses of comparable scope and depth." Ann Orloff, American Journal of Sociology"This exhaustively researched and carefully organized study would be of use to scholars and to upper-level students of history. There is an impressive exploration of primary sources, namely archival documents. Family, Dependence, and the Origins of the Welfare State is a significant contribution to welfare-state in its explanation of how two European systems developed." Jill Miller, European Studies JournalDescription
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- Used - Good: All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include "From the library of" labels. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media.
- Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, but the text cannot be obscured or unreadable.
Note: Some electronic material access codes are valid only for one user. For this reason, used books, including books listed in the Used – Like New condition, may not come with functional electronic material access codes.
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To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases.
Additional non-returnable items:
- Gift cards
- Downloadable software products
- Some health and personal care items
To complete your return, we require a tracking number, which shows the items which you already returned to us.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable)
- Book with obvious signs of use
- CD, DVD, VHS tape, software, video game, cassette tape, or vinyl record that has been opened
- Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error
- Any item that is returned more than 30 days after delivery
Items returned to us as a result of our error will receive a full refund,some returns may be subject to a restocking fee of 7% of the total item price, please contact a customer care team member to see if your return is subject. Returns that arrived on time and were as described are subject to a restocking fee.
Items returned to us that were not the result of our error, including items returned to us due to an invalid or incomplete address, will be refunded the original item price less our standard restocking fees.
If the item is returned to us for any of the following reasons, a 15% restocking fee will be applied to your refund total and you will be asked to pay for return shipping:
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